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AP Top 25: Miami Stays No. 1, Texas Climbs Eight Spots to No. 11

Miami held No. 1 with 59 first place votes in the AP Top 25 after Week 8, Texas rose eight spots to No. 11 after beating Ole Miss, and Iowa and USC dropped out.

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AP Top 25: Miami Stays No. 1, Texas Climbs Eight Spots to No. 11

Key points

  • Miami stayed at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 college football poll released on Sunday, October 25, 2026, after Week 8.
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  • Iowa and USC dropped out of the AP poll this week.

Miami stayed at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 college football poll released on Sunday, October 25, 2026, after Week 8. The Hurricanes are 7-0 and received 59 first place votes. Ohio State is No. 2 at 6-1 with 10 first place votes, and Georgia is No. 3 at 6-1. Only three teams in the poll are still undefeated: Miami, Utah and UCLA.

The full AP Top 25

1. Miami (7-0). 2. Ohio State (6-1). 3. Georgia (6-1). 4. Indiana (7-1). 5. Notre Dame (6-1). 6. Utah (7-0). 7. UCLA (7-0). 8. BYU (6-1). 9. Kentucky (7-1). 10. Alabama (6-2). 11. Texas (5-2). 12. Ole Miss (5-2). 13. Texas Tech (6-1). 14. Wake Forest (6-1). 15. LSU (6-2). 16. Tennessee (6-2). 17. Florida (5-2). 18. Houston (6-2). 19. SMU (6-1). 20. Boise State (6-1) and Northwestern (6-1), tied. 22. Arizona (6-1). 23. Missouri (5-2). 24. Oklahoma State. 25. Wisconsin.

Iowa and USC dropped out of the AP poll this week. Utah received one first place vote to go with the votes for Miami and Ohio State.

The biggest moves

Texas climbed eight spots to No. 11 after beating Ole Miss 34-27 on Saturday. Ole Miss fell five spots to No. 12 with that loss. Tennessee also fell five spots, to No. 16, after its loss to South Carolina, and Texas Tech fell five spots to No. 13 after losing to Cincinnati.

Indiana moved up to No. 4 after its 13-6 overtime win at Michigan, the program's first win at Ann Arbor since 1967 in the game report carried on this site on Saturday. Notre Dame slipped one spot to No. 5 without playing, while Florida rose from No. 20 to No. 17 on a bye week, with 556 points in the voting.

Miami held the top spot after beating Pittsburgh 52-23. BYU fell to No. 8 after losing at UCF in double overtime, one week after the Cougars had beaten Notre Dame.

The coaches poll agrees at the top

The US LBM Coaches Poll also has Miami at No. 1, with 67 first place votes, followed by Ohio State, Georgia and Indiana. The coaches put Utah at No. 5 and Notre Dame at No. 6, and they kept Iowa and USC in their poll at No. 24 and No. 25, where the AP voters dropped both teams.

What comes next

The stretch run starts next Saturday, October 31, with Florida against Georgia among the ranked matchups voters will watch. With three undefeated teams left and a crowded group of one loss and two loss teams behind them, one Saturday can still move this poll by several spots at a time, as Week 8 just showed.

Timeline

  1. Oct 25, 2026The AP Top 25 after Week 8 is released with Miami at No. 1 and 59 first place votes.
  2. Oct 25, 2026Texas climbs eight spots to No. 11 after beating Ole Miss, which falls five spots to No. 12.
  3. Oct 25, 2026Iowa and USC drop out of the AP poll, while the Coaches Poll keeps both teams at No. 24 and No. 25.

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